When assessing and planning work at height activities involving vehicles, it’s vital to use the following control measures:

• Plan to avoid work at height wherever possible, such as positioning plant controls at ground level to avoid the need to climb.
• Where work at height cannot be avoided, select work equipment to prevent falls.
• Give priority to equipment that protects everyone at risk, such as providing vehicle platforms with handrails.
• Where the risk of a fall cannot be prevented, use equipment to minimise the distance and consequences of a fall, such as airbags placed around the trailer or vehicle bed.
• Where this is not reasonably practicable, use equipment that protects the individual, such as lanyards or harnesses.